Save The Lambsfoot (Warning! Contains Eek! Content!)

[RobbW]

Looks well used, but hopefully not abused (on a grinder). Kudos for giving loving service to a couple of old veterans. :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

I never thought I'd see this thread resurrected!

Jack has sent him to live out his retirement at r8shell's Home For Over-Sharpened Knives.

He looks happier already r8shell! Great pics BTW :thumbup:

 

[coolio]

Great thread Jack, you made me chuckle! I always wonder what was going through the owners mind when they gave the final couple (err...dozen) sharpenings?!

-Brad

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Maybe a blade transplant is in order.

 

[Jack Black]

Great thread Jack, you made me chuckle! I always wonder what was going through the owners mind when they gave the final couple (err...dozen) sharpenings?!

Thanks Brad, from the number of knives I see sharpened like this, I certainly don't think those old Yorkshiremen liked throwing a knife away!

Maybe a blade transplant is in order.

I think the covers might be as worn as the blade!

 

[r8shell]

Maybe a blade transplant is in order.

I think the covers might be as worn as the blade!

It's true. I took the pictures of his 'good' side. Besides, where can I find another blade stamped "-00T" ?

I removed the bit of shim that was keeping the point riding so high, and it's now pocketable, though a bit tricky to open. I have to get my thumbnail in just the right spot just under liner level. How old do you recon this fella is, Jack?

 

[Jack Black]

Besides, where can I find another blade stamped "-00T" ?

LOL!

They started using Ebonite pretty early in Sheffield r8shell, but to hazard a guess, I'd say either just before or just after WW2.

 

[waynorth]

One of my good friends had a collection of (shall we call them "oots"? kinda fits!) oots! He said it is a very economical way of collecting tang stamps and interesting knives!
You have a nice bunch there, Rachel!!

 

[Jack Black]

:thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

I sometimes patch up old covers with epoxy r8shell, you can colour it with powder paint. If you've not done it before, the OOT might be a good one to practice on! :thumbup:

 

[Bigfattyt]

The horror.....the horror!

 

[r8shell]

One of my good friends had a collection of (shall we call them "oots"? kinda fits!) oots! He said it is a very economical way of collecting tang stamps and interesting knives!
You have a nice bunch there, Rachel!!

Thanks! It is an inexpensive way to collect. Especially some of the rarer brands which would be costly in better condition. Many of these old ones were so well made that the walk and talk is just fine, and what blade is left still takes an edge.

I sometimes patch up old covers with epoxy r8shell, you can colour it with powder paint. If you've not done it before, the OOT might be a good one to practice on! :thumbup:

I might try that, Jack. Ebonite is a hard rubber, right? I'm not too familiar with it, but it hasn't shrunk - just chipped out in places. :thumbup:

 

[Ernie1980]

Wow that is one well used knife! dig you dig that up at a regular antique store or somewhere like a pawn shop?

 

[Jack Black]

I might try that, Jack. Ebonite is a hard rubber, right? I'm not too familiar with it, but it hasn't shrunk - just chipped out in places. :thumbup:

Yes, it is r8shell, though of course it feels more like a hard plastic. The epoxy is quite easy to work with, and it was ADEE who originally gave me the tip about colouring it. I've also got some epoxy repair putty, which I want to try. I'm sure it'll be fine, and no doubt easier to use, but it costs a bit more.

Wow that is one well used knife! dig you dig that up at a regular antique store or somewhere like a pawn shop?

I found it in an antique shop Ernie, they don't often have knives in, but I've had a few. It was in a box of stuff in an upstairs room, and I'm not sure the proprietor had even seen it. The guy buys a lot of job-lots at auction, and sells things on fairly cheaply. I got a nice ivory page-turner/letter-opener off him only yesterday in fact.